Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 6, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 6, 2006
Start: 2006-07-06T13:03
End: 2006-07-06T13:35
Location: New Mexico

July 6, 2006 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Tribal officials at the Alamo Navajo Chapter House observed a small gustnado on the left leading edge of gusty winds from a thunderstorm that moved southwest to northeast with a burst of small hail.

Where it happened

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Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.

Tribal officials at the Alamo Navajo Chapter House observed a small gustnado on the left leading edge of gusty winds from a thunderstorm that moved southwest to northeast with a burst of small hail.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 8:51 AM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:51 AM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:45 AM MST, 8 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
545 AM MDT THU JUL 6 2006

NMZ001>021-026-071200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
545 AM MDT THU JUL 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORMS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY
ARROYOS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND
DIPS. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH...SMALL HAIL AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED
STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD
TO RAPID RISES OF WATER IN NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND STREAMS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST
FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Socorro

When: July 6, 1:03 PM MST to 1:15 PM MST
Where: Socorro County, Alamo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 34.467, -107.517

Hail, Socorro

When: July 6, 1:35 PM MST
Where: Socorro County, Alamo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 34.467, -107.517

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, July 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522858, 5522859.